Ted: Ted Ed: If Superpowers Were Real: Super Strength

Humans kill 3.17 sharks per second. Sharks kill, on average, six humans per year. The video offers many facts based on real science and proven numbers. Not sensationalized or click bait, a refreshing change from a lot of what we see on...

If you could have any superpower, what would it be? The animal kingdom has more superpowers than all of the comic book heros combined. The video quickly goes through many of these animals and their powers including the ability to shoot a...

Tractor beams attract an object from a distance and were first proposed in a science fiction novel published in 1931. A video explains how current tractor beams work, what they are able to move, and the limitations of moving things. It...

Sal explains the details that affect nucleophile strength. He gives examples of electronegativity producing a fluorine anion, iodine becoming iodide, and a molecule such as the hydroxide ion. He compares their polarity, basicity, and...

Is it scientifically possible to have super speed? Find out in this TED Ed series about the science of superpowers. [4:51]

The use of biodegradable polymers revolutionized many branches of medicine. The video explains what synthetic polymers are and why they are important. Through numerous examples of real-life applications, scholars learn their importance...

When you picture a rocket, you might imagine a giant ship carrying lots of fuel, people and supplies. But what if the next wave of spacecraft were small enough to fit into our pockets? Dhonam Pemba details the future of microspacecraft,...

The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about darmstadtium. We're in Germany for a new and improved video about element 110, showing you exactly where it was created....

If every action has an equal and opposite reaction, what kind of physical action would it take for the earth to notice us? Check out Vsauce's video on what would happen if everyone on Earth got together and jumped. [7:13]

Ichthyologist and TED Fellow Prosanta Chakrabarty dispels some hardwired myths about evolution, encouraging us to remember that we're a small part of a complex, four-billion-year process- and not the end of the line.